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A Major Organ Donation Breakthrough Will Save Countless Lives

One of the biggest problems with organ donation is availability. People will sit on waiting lists for months before getting the organ they need to survive.Now the BBC is reporting a potentially huge...

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15 Meaningful Jobs That Pay Really Well

It seems like there are only two options when it comes to choosing a career: We can either pursue a meaningful job and make next to nothing, or we can pull in a pretty penny working insanely long hours...

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Massive Floods In Brazil Force 50,000 People To Evacuate Their Homes

The gaze of the world is fixated on Brazil as they host this year's World Cup. But outside the stadiums a severe week of weather has wreaked havoc on tens of thousands.On Sunday officials in Brazil...

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Here's Why The Middle East Will Be 'On Fire' For The Foreseeable Future

The Middle East is being shaken by an intensifying sectarian war stretching from the Mediterranean coast to Iran.And all signs suggest that the situation created by the ongoing war in Syria — which has...

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Obama Names Former Procter & Gamble Executive To Head Veterans Affairs

President Barack Obama has selected former Procter & Gamble Chief Executive Bob McDonald to head Veterans Affairs, The Associated Press reported Sunday.If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, McDonald...

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How YouTube's Funniest Movie Parody Series Found Its Epic Trailer Voice

Honest Trailers is probably one of the funniest parody video series on the web. The shorts offer witty commentary on popular movies including “Titanic," “The Avengers," and animated films like...

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Why US Military Intervention In Iraq Is An Increasingly Bad Idea

U.S. officials have repeatedly said that "all options are on the table" to deal with a Sunni insurgency in Iraq that is spearheaded by extremist ISIS militants has sent 300 special operations...

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How McDonald's Profits From Selling An Insane Amount Of Food For $9.99

McDonald's Dinner Box promotion offers two Big Macs, two regular cheeseburgers, 10-piece Chicken McNuggets, and four small fries for $9.99. Ordering the dinner box is $8 cheaper than purchasing the...

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3 Charts Show That China Is About To Dominate The US In Science

Anyone who watched the moon landing or uses the internet can attest to the strong tradition of scientific innovation in the United States. But China is now poised to blow past the U.S. to become...

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For 25 Years, There Has Been A Nearly Sure-Fire Way To Predict How The Fed...

Everyone is debating how long the Fed will continue to hold rates down. Pantheon Macro's Ian Shepherdson is out with a chart showing that for the past 25 years, it's actually been quite simple to...

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There's Probably Never Been A Worse Time To Be A Musician In America

The music industry isn't quite dead — it's merely completely unrecognizable from what it once was.The following chart from music industry analyst Mark Mulligan explains: Since 2000, overall global...

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Get Ready For A Week Of Economic Fireworks — Here's Your Complete Preview

It's a four-day week ahead of the July 4 weekend.But it would be a mistake to just phone it in. We've got some economic fireworks on the calendar including a slew of manufacturing reports and a...

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15 Easter Eggs In 'The LEGO Movie'

"The LEGO Movie" has been one of the highest-grossing movies of the year.The surprise hit from directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord has taken in $467 million worldwide.The animated picture came out on...

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WSJ: Blackstone Is Starting Its Own Hedge Fund To Make Large, Risky Bets

Blackstone Group BX +0.84% LP is quietly laying plans to start a hedge fund that will make big, risky bets, an effort it hopes will eventually rival some of the largest firms in the business, according...

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Here's How Many Of The Fastest-Growing Messaging Apps Are Already Earning...

Messaging apps are incredibly popular right now. WhatsApp is the biggest, with 500 million users, but it's closely followed by major competitors, including Asia-based WeChat and LINE, and Facebook...

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10 Things You Need To Know As Asia Markets Open

Good morning! It’s a huge week ahead – here’s what you need to know…1. On the global front it’s a four-day week for the US with the July 4th holiday falling on Friday. This means the usual busy first...

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Why The Next Four Days Could Be Huge For The Future Of America

Get ready: This week is going to be huge. This holiday-shortened week is going to be jam-packed with economic data, culminating with the grand finale at 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, when we get the latest...

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The Weekend Is Over And Stocks Are Mostly Up

The weekend is over and stocks are up.Japan's Nikkei opened up 0.4%, as did Korea's Kospi index. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 is off 0.3%.U.S. futures were marginally higher.Joe Weisenthal believes the...

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Facebook Researcher Responds To Backlash Against 'Creepy' Mood Manipulation...

Adam Kramer, one of the three Facebook data scientists who wrote a controversial study that proved that positive and negative moods can be transferred across the social network, responded to the...

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Matthew McConaughey Explains Why Movie Stars Are Heading To TV

Sunday night, when Matthew McConaughey accepted the award for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the Critics' Choice Awards for his role in "True Dectective," he addressed a question he — and probably...

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